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BBC Tour

(October 2003)

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WM
Weather Man
Hi. This is my 1st time on teh Forum!

Im going on the BBC tour soon and Is it any good and what can you see?

Thanks
JO
joy210
It's quite good. you see the BBC News center and get to go into the meeting room oppersit BBC News on one studio (TC 6) Laughing
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Adam
joy210 posted:
It's quite good. you see the BBC News center and get to go into the meeting room oppersit BBC News on one studio (TC 6) Laughing

You can't keep yourself away from polls can you Joy! What else do you see?
AS
Aston
joy210 posted:
oppersit


Errrm, did they teach you how to spell at school??

Opposite is the correct work I believe you're looking for.

The tours of TVC are usually quite good - really depends what's going on in the studios on that day. Thursdays are probably a good day because Parkinson & Friday Night with Jonathan Ross are both recorded...
CT
Carlton Television Ltd
Hey Aston, you get my PM ?
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AdamP
Aston posted:
joy210 posted:
oppersit
Thursdays are probably a good day because Parkinson & Friday Night with Jonathan Ross are both recorded...


Although for the past couple of weeks, Parkinson and Top of the Pops have been recorded on Wednesday evening.
HC
Hatton Cross
I've been on 5 so far and would not hesitate on recommending anyone to go on one. O.K so if you know a bit about television production and the history of the BBC, then some of the speel from the guides can be a bit simplistic and rather quick.

I will say though if you get onto a studio floor you will be lucky, I've only wandered on to TC4 once in time on the tours - but you do get a good view of the observation decks, and sometimes you have to be dragged away from the windows!

Enjoy it and have fun
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A former member
Can you show any pictures from tv studios in BBC Televison Centre? Thanks


(I live in Slovakia ) Shocked
WM
Weather Man
Thanks 4 the replys. It sounds better then the Info they sent out 2 me. Can you c any of the newsreaders or celebrities walking and can u get their autograph.

PS (I alreadly have Hew Edwards and the GMTV cast) Laughing
PC
Philip Cobbold
Weather Man posted:
Thanks 4 the replys. It sounds better then the Info they sent out 2 me. Can you c any of the newsreaders or celebrities walking and can u get their autograph.

PS (I alreadly have Hew Edwards and the GMTV cast) Laughing


They tell you not to bother the 'celebrities', as it is their place of work, and they don't want to be leapt on every few steps.
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A former member
I've been on 2 tours. The 1st 1 was great but the 2nd was not so good because their were some foreigners who quizzed the guides alot so we didn't get to go round as much due to time constraints.

The last 1 was a few years ago but between the 2 visits I remember seeing the news centre from an area which was used on News24, TC1 from an observation point, another studio which had the Blankety Blank set in place from the gallery, some props and sets and the Blue Peter garden.
WM
Weather Man
MORE! Im very interseted! I want 2 know wat else goes on. Can we see the BBC World studio, wats teh weather center like. Anytin like that. Thanks

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